23rd September,2015

Holiday Homework update:

-Chemistry WS
- Reading Explorer unit 4A&4B
-Math group B: HW3
-Chinese History WB page 10-12
-VA layout x2
-Chinese speech ws
-Chinese free writing
-延伸閱讀 Check answer

Coming-up tests:

Seen Dictation 30rd sept 15
Chinese idioms dict
Mini Dict 3 2nd October 15
Vocab quiz 6th October 15

Others:

--Prepare for news presentation
-8C reunion photos are on mr.lee's facebook
tmr adventure day


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17th September 2015

Homework update:

Miss Tong Math:

HW 2 supp ex1 # 48,50,54-57

Recite law of indices page 34,35

Math group B hw

Supp ex1# 11,16,38,41,44,51,57 ( 21st September 2015 )

Daily E2a #1-15

English

Dictation Sign and corr

Chinese Mr Yau

Report last paragraph

If you remember anything else please comment.

8C Reunion 

It's tmr. I made brownies and cookies!!!

Rom 407 lunch time

Pizza and more.......

16th September 2015

Homework Update

9C VA appreciation ws due tmr
Chinese homework ( Mr.Yau ): Report last para. due 18th September
Chinese history workbook page 2,3,4 due 21st September 2015

Others

Who ever is in art club, there will be a briefing tmr after school.
House briefing tmr

Word of the day

crackerjack

(noun)

a person or thing that shows marked ability or excellence.

15th September 2015

Today's homework

-MUA listening
-Chinese textbook U1 Q8-11 ( Mr. Yau )

Word of the day 

tommyrot

1. nonsense; utter foolishness.

Dictations and test dates

16th September 2015 Mini Dictation 1
17th September 2015 錯別字默書1
21st September 2015 Mini Dictation 2
22nd September 2015 Recited Dictation 1
30th September 2015 Chinese idioms dictation
2nd October 2015 Mini Dictation 3
6th October 2015 Vocab quiz
8th October 2015 Chinese Dictation ( Verse )
15th October 2015 Chinese reader quiz 1

Recited Dictation 1

Can you imagine anything worse than returning home to find that burglars have broken into your house? Unfortunately, this happens to about 1 million people in Britain annually. However if you want better protection against burglars there are several things you can do. To improve security, check all the locks on your door and windows

History Dictation

The First World War ( 1914-1918 ) pt2

1. Declining: Austria-Hungary

-A multi-national empire

-weakened by the nation groups fighting for independence

-started to expand into Balkans in the 1870s

-came into conflict with Serbia & Russia

2. Revengeful: France

-defeated by Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War ( 1870-71 )

-forced to cede territory and pay repatriations to Prussia

\-the national pride of the French was greatly damaged

-wanted to take revenge on Germany

-France seek for new resources to compensate her losses

3. Isolated: Britain

-the strongest colonial power

-adopted the policy of splendid isolation and did not interfere in European affairs

-challenged by Germany

-tried to form alliances to protect its position

4. Weak: Italy

-unified in 1870

- weakest of the European powers

-allied with Germany & Austria-Hungary

-fought with France for colonies in Africa

5. Expanding: Germany

- a new industrial power

- set up many colonies and aimed to surpass Britain

- posed a threat to other European powers because of its military aggression.

- tried to isolate France to prevent it from taking revenge

6. Ambitious: Russia

-the largest European power in terms of landmass

- weak economy

- expand into Asia & the Balkans

- came into conflict with Austria-Hungary

Table of relations

The First World War ( 1914-1918 ) pt1

The influence of the french revolution and the Napoleonic Era

-Spread of Liberalism & Nationalism

Liberalism

-People learned all people are born free & equal

-Their rights were not granted by God but had to be gained, sometimes through lost of life

Nationalism

-People learned that they should be loyal to their nation instead of government.

-Nationalism gradually developed into movement to set up a nation.

Unification movement in Europe

-The unification of Germany (1871) & Italy (1870) greatly upset the balance of power in Europe.

-After the unification of Germany & Italy, Austria-Hungary was greatly weakened.

-France was greatly weakened as a result of being defeated in the Franco-Prussian War.

-Two new countries emerged- Germany & Italy

Sick man of Europe

-The Turkish Empire was declined sharply since the 19th century

-She was one of the weakest European power & always being defeated.

-Turkish Empire was a multi-national empire.

Different national groups fighting for independence.

Austria-Hungary

-Austria lost her sphere of influence in Northern Italy.

-Austria was no longer the leader of the Germans states.

-She was a multi-national empire

-Different national groups fighting for independence.

English Bible dictation 1 dates and verse

15th September, 2015 

Bible and unseen dictation

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

          

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Group Love M1 Mini Dictation dates and vocabs

Mini dictation 1 14th September,15

-cramped
-overpriced
-economical
-well-maintained
-fully furnished
-a block of flats
-apartment building
-commercial building
-holiday flat
-multi-storey building
-public housing estate
-residential building
-dust the furniture
-make the bed
-iron the clothes
-vacuum the carpets
-mop the floor

Mini dictation 2  21st September,15

-adorable

-ambitious

-arrogant

-courageous

-conservative

-bookworm

-fresh-air fiend

-highbrow

-killjoy

-scatterbrain

-nosy parker

-snappy dresser

-slowcoach

-television fiend

-spendthrift

-troubleshooter

-troublemaker

Mini Dictation 3 2nd October,15

-look into

-put out

-find out

-turn down

-break down

-break out

-break off

-break up

-break in

-bring up

-bring out

-once in a blue moon

-is black and blue

-is a bit green

-have green fingers

-in black and white

錯別字默書1

Chinese Dictation WS module 1

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